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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isetta" data-source="post: 25318" data-attributes="member: 2775"><p>Congrats! I'm working on getting over my fear as well! Last week at Repticon was the first time I ever held or even touched a tarantula, and like you I definitely had butterflies in my stomach when I let it crawl across my hand but at the same time I thought it felt so cool! My boyfriend and I purchased our first Ts that day, two little babies<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The fear of these eight-legged critters is quickly going away!</p></blockquote><p></p>